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THBRare Huari Polychrome Wood Sun Shield
Lot 168
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Jul 8, 2021
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Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 800 to 1250 CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden shield with a polychrome painted design of a sun face. The shield is composed of a flat disc made from two halves that were once cinched together with braided fibers, but now restored as a single piece. Pairs of slit-drilled binding holes are visible on both faces, vertically along center. The motif is a stylized sun, with an anthropomorphic face and serpent heads radiating from the circle. This stylized sun perhaps represents a version of the sun god Inti. All is painted in hues of red, ochre, and black, on a white ground. This shield has been preserved by the arid climate of ancient Peru, a rare and fabulous example! Size: 8.125" L x 0.25" W (20.6 cm x 0.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Edward H. Merrin Gallery, 1970s; ex-Veracruzana Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1960s
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#164825Restored with infill along center to create a whole panel from the original two halves. Old inactive insect holes across both sides. Stable fissure along periphery and chips. Fading of pigments, but motif is visible. Rare item!Condition
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